08.26.2025

11 Plunkett Cooney attorneys, who are early in their careers, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for outstanding professional excellence.

According to Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch honorees typically have been in practice for five to nine years and focus their practice on one or more of the 77 areas of expertise that are reviewed. The methodology for determining these awards is the same as the one used to select Best Lawyers, which is a peer-review survey in which lawyers within their own geographic region nominate their peers. These lawyers are not allowed to select nominees from the same area(s) in which they practice, and it is not a fee-based listing.

Below are the Plunkett Cooney attorneys who have received 2026 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch in America™” recognition:

Plunkett Cooney’s Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Best Lawyers Ones to Watch:

• Arturo Alfaro – Immigration Law and Transportation Law
• Erik Bradberry – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
• Danielle Chidiac – Insurance Law
• Briana L. Combs – Appellate Practice
• Michael D. Hanchett – Municipal Law
• Joseph A. Peterson – Tax Litigation and Controversy and Tax Law

• Aleasha Taweel – Transportation Law
• Robert M. Unatin – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation

Plunkett Cooney’s Detroit, Michigan Best Lawyers Ones to Watch:

• Kelly J. Shefferly – Banking and Finance Law, Banking and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Law

Plunkett Cooney’s Grand Rapids, Michigan Best Lawyers Ones to Watch:

• Charles L. Bogren – Commercial Litigation, Governmental Relations Practice, Labor and Employment Litigation and Municipal Law
• Bryan A. Janes - Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants

Ones to Watch honorees can be recognized for multiple years, but they cannot indefinitely remain on the list. After a candidate has been in practice for 10 or more years, he or she is eligible to be nominated for the traditional Best Lawyers designation.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business law and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs attorneys in seven Michigan cities, and in Chicago, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana.

Plunkett Cooney has received the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading peer review service, as well as recognition by Best Lawyers as one of the nation’s leading law firms. MiLW also recently named Plunkett Cooney among its Best Legacy Law Firms.

For more information about Plunkett Cooney’s 2026 “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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